The St. Athans Hotel is family-run, simple and clean. In central London, it is within walking distance of the British Museum, the University of London and the New British Library.
St. Athans offers rooms with shared bathrooms in Bloomsbury, an area once home to writers Charles Dickens and Virginia Woolf.
This individually styled hotel is within several Georgian town houses (Grade II Listed status), with interesting original features. There is free Wi-Fi in public areas, and a lounge area for guests to relax in.
St. Athans is a short bus ride away from the West End, with its many shops, theatres and Madame Tussauds.
The hotel has been with the same family since 1964, who aim to provide friendly service and great value for money.
Hotel Information
The St.Athans Hotel is a family run, simple and clean bed & breakfast hotel in the heart of London, within walking distance of the British Museum, the University of London, the New British Library and just a short bus ride away from Madame Tussaud's and the West End with it?s many shops, Theatreland and famous night spots.
The hotel is situated in the elegant Bloomsbury area, once home to Dickens and Virginia Woolf comprising Grade II listed Georgian town-houses, almost 200 years old. This lends the hotel it?s special character, full of interesting original features, with each room decorated differently, making the stay feel more personal than at a uniform looking modern hotel. The hotel has been with the same family since 1964 and is run by Lucia Geyer together with her three sons, Hans, Stefan, Karl, and daughter Maria-Lisa. We aim to offer a friendly service at great value for money, providing a clean & comfortable home from home; somewhere you can relax and feel welcome, and of course indulge in one of the ?best breakfasts in town', where you can always ask for more.
Surrounding Area
The hotel consists of grade II listed Georgian terraced houses that retain original features. Tavistock Place, named after the ground landlord, the Duke of Bedford, Marquess of Tavistock, was built circa 1807, designed by James Burton. The hotel is situated in Bloomsbury, the central, park-filled district famous for it's literary figures such as Charles Dickens and Virginia Woolf's 'Bloomsbury Set', both lived just around the corner on Tavistock Square. Tavistock Place is also home to the original Mary Ward centre, a famous example of Art Nouveau in London, and at No.33 Jerome K. Jerome wrote his famous comedy 'Three Men in a boat'.
Transport
The hotel is a 2-minute walk from Russell Square Underground Station (Piccadilly Line) and 5 minutes from Euston and King?s Cross/St.Pancras. There are also numerous bus routes that connect the hotel to many parts of London.
When flying in from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stanstead, Luton and London City international airports travel to the hotel is simple and straightforward.
From Underground stations:
From Russell Square, cross Bernard St. by the pedestrian crossing, walk straight to Marchmont Street, continue for 2 blocks. At Tavistock Place turn left.
From Euston Rd: pass the bus stops, cross the park in front of the station, walk down Upper Woburn Place, at Tavistock Place turn left and we are on the right hand side.
From King?s Cross/St. Pancras: Walk up Euston Rd (towards Euston station), turn left into Judd St. and then right into Tavistock Place, we are then on the left hand side.
From the Airports:
From Heathrow: Piccadilly Line tube straight to Russell Square (quickest)
From Gatwick: Thameslink train to King?s Cross then tube to Russell Sq.
(quickest) or Gatwick Express to Victoria, then tube to Euston.
From Stanstead: Stanstead Express to Tottenham Hale then tube to Euston (quickest) or to Liverpool St. then tube to King?s Cross or tube to Russell Sq.
From Luton:Thameslink train to King?s Cross then tube to Russell Sq.
From city airport: Bus to Canning Town, Docklands Light Railway to Bank,
then tube to Russell Square.
Restaurants
We are proud to offer our freshly cooked traditional full English breakfast 'one of the best breakfasts in town', as the perfect start to the day- and if it's not enough you can always ask for more!
Orange Juice Tea, Coffee or Hot chocolate,
Cereals, eggs (a choice of fried, scrambled or boiled), bacon (premium rindless back), sausage, plum peeled tomato, baked beans, with a selection of sauces and condiments,
Toast (brown and white), butter, jam and marmalade.
Important
Please note that payments by credit card and foreign debit cards are charged 4% extra. UK debit cards are charged 1 GBP extra per transaction.
The hotel is now non-smoking throughout.
